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A. I. SPOHR. SINGLE-TREE CLIP.

No. 284,772. Patented Sept. 11, 1883.

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Inventor.

' NITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

ALFRED F. SPOHR, or GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR or ONE- HALF TOJOHN sronrz, or SAME PLACE.

SINGLE-TREE CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,772, datedSeptember 11, 1883.

' Application filed June 11, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED F. SPoHR, a citizen of the United States,residing in Grand Island, in the county of Erie and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Single-Tree Clips,of which .the following is a specification.

My invention relates to single-tree clips for of the clip, and Fig. 4 isa vertical section through-the opposite half of the clip.

The upper half, a, is formed or cast in one piece, and is provided witha hook-shaped or interlocking portion, a, adapted to engage with theportion a on the opposite half, a

a is a curved or concave depression, adapted to receive a portion of thering a of the hook c. It is also provided with a hole, 0, through whichthe bolt 6 passes, and a'slight square or other equivalently-shapedprojection, 0, adapted to fit into adepression, c, in the part (0 forthe purpose of holding those ends securely together.

I c is a depression in the part (4 similar to the curved depression a inthe part a; and e is the bolt-hole. In Fig. 1 the two parts are shownsecured together at the back end by the the bolt 6, and inclosing thering a so as .to hold it securely in position. v

The hook 0 may be made in any well-known way, or a simple ring may beused in its place.

The construction of the parts is such'that but little strain comes onthe bolt.

e represents a screw-hole, through which a screw is put into thesingle-tree. If desired, there may be two or more of such holes forsecuring it more firmly.

The way of putting the several parts to- -gether is clearly shown inFig. 1. a

I claim as my invention- A singletree clip consisting of the parts a aprovided with the hook-shaped or interlocking portion a cf, theboltholes c e, corresponding depressions a 0 a bolt, 6, the parts 0 c,and a ring or hook, as and for the purposes described.

JAMES SANGSTER, Y J. M. CALDWELL.

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